Pretty Parcels ..............a Giveaway from Besotted

If you read my last post you know how besotted I am with the gorgeous paper and stamp website Besotted Brand. The owner Miss B and I got to email chatting and she is as wonderful as her product. She has graciously offered a most wonderful stationery giveaway to the international readers of A Gift Wrapped Life............her most popular stationery ensemble Pretty Parcels with an extra something special added in just for the holidays. Along with the calligraphy Hello stamp, I asked Miss B if we could include the Fig stamp so you can use it to stamp your holiday ribbon as shown below, won't that make for a fabulous holiday gift presentation? Pretty Parcel indeed, the Besotted hinged box is filled with a lovely array of Besotted products that will enhance your correspondence. I am excited that one of my readers will win this most fabulous giveaway as I just adore this website. The best news of all............it is open to international readers. Yes, anywhere in the world. Isn't this the most divine giveaway? 

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The holiday "extra". 

Along with using the Fig rubber stamp on plain ribbon as shown above for holiday gifting, you can also use it to hand stamp paper napkins for holiday entertaining as a reader suggested...............what a sweet giveaway. 

Good luck!

Besotted at 4 am............merry and bright

The good thing about being a blogger is that you always have something to do..........even when it is 4 am , you are wide awake and you are trying be quiet as a mouse. It is too early to browse the stimulating world of fashion, so off I went to visit new links and mentions, that quiet, easy way to wake my senses. I was Besotted this morning, no question about that. I fell in love with this paper brand that appeals to my understated gift wrapping direction this year so I say and I think you will be besotted as well. Besotted is a gorgeous, gorgeous website with the type of products that make for the most personable gifts this holiday season. Calligraphy rubber stamps, petite linen gift bags, stationery, and my favorite of all.........the Ultimate Stationery Gift Set.  That one is for me, for my friends I think a personalized rubber stamp will be the most gracious gift of all. 

Something for Mrs. Claus at Objects of Desire.

Photos via Besotted.

Healey & Grisham............dog lovers extraordinaire

~ Poncho Jesse ~

By now you know how I love dogs. Everything about them. How they curl up in your lap while you blog. How they burst with excitement when you take them for a walk. How they quietly wait for you to wake up even if you are sleeping in and they are wide awake. How they sit patiently while you straighten their pink bow each morning even if they find it kind of annoying and silly. What is not to love about a dog? What is not to love about a talented duo that photographs animals so beautifully? I fell in love with the website Healey & Grisham and their animal photography, but I fell really fell in love with Janet Healey and Joe Grisham when I read their story and found they are much more than that.  

~ Priscilla With Blue Feather ~ 

Along with running a boutique commercial photography/styling business in Dallas with high-profile clients such as Neiman Marcus, JC Penney, and Pet Smart, the stylist/photographer couple created a e-commerce site named Hooray For The Underdog where you can purchase their stunning images of rescued dogs. Their work has been featured on Oprah and this just serves as a gift source reminder, the exceptional Healey & Grisham animal photography is available for purchase on prints,  notecards, journals, folders, and other stationery products which is a wonderful gift for any pet lover on your list. Regally posed Priscilla above is available on a thank you card titled Merci. If you are in the Dallas area, you can visit their boutique where they display more of their work or you can arrange your own pet photo sitting. But I do have to say, I just love this concept of talented photographers styling shelter pets so that abandoned animals find a loving home. Because the sad truth is..........not every pet has someone to put pink bows in their hair.










Photos by Healey & Grisham

Christian Lacroix............haute couture paper

Hey, when did this happen? How did I miss this? Parisian couturier Christian Lacroix puts his flamboyant drawing style on a ultra-chic line of paper products, perfect gifting for the fashionista in your life. The Christian Lacroix Papier Collection features the Arles Flocked Velvet Notebook  ( 6" x 4.25" with 128 lined ivory pages) from the Arles-born designer and a bevy of fashionable choices. I love it when gifting is this easy.

Croquis Notebook

The chic cahier features illustrated spines and ribbon bookmarks.

The collection is comprised of Notebooks, Notecard Sets, Journals, and Postcards in the signature Lacroix style. 

Laser cut metallic notecards with the most curvaceous envelope flaps. Looks like some grown-up stickers too.

More envelope curves and laser-cut lace edges.

I want the card.........and the dress.

The exuberant Postcard collection features 12 cards in 8 designs rendered in the Lacroix maximalist style.

The Virgin Journal

Suggestion: Go crazy with the gift wrapping. 

All images via Kate's Paperie.